LCM

Work Sheet#2
Word Problems Involving Highest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple
Q#1
Read each question carefully and think about what the question is asking.
Find the prime factors for each number
Draw a Prime factor diagram

Word Problems Involving Highest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple
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Read Q#2 question
each carefully and think the question
Find the prime factors for each number
1. aKamal
Draw Primehas 6 cans
factor of regular soda and 15 cans of diet soda. He wants to create some identical
diagram
refreshment tables that will operate during the American football game. He also doesn't want to have
any sodas left over. What is the greatest number of refreshment tables that Kamal can stock?

2. At a family reunion, each of Sana's aunts and uncles is getting photographed once. The aunts are
Remember Numbers in the overlap = HCF Numbers in the whole diagram = LCM
taking pictures in groups of 5 and the uncles are taking pictures in groups of 10. If Sana has the same
1. Q#3
total number of aunts and uncles, what is the minimum number of aunts that Sana must have?
Kamal has 6 cans of regular soda and 15 cans of diet soda. He wants to create some identical
refreshment tables that will operate during the American football game. He also doesn't want to have
3. Sapphire and Abe are shelving books at a public library. Sapphire shelves 5 books at a time, whereas
any sodas left over. What is the greatest number of refreshment tables that Kamal can stock?
Abe shelves 6 at a time. If they end up shelving the same number of books, what is the smallest
number of books each could have shelved
2. At a family reunion, each of Sana's aunts and uncles is getting photographed once. The aunts are
taking pictures in groups of 5 and the uncles are taking pictures in groups of 10. If Sana has the same
4. For a dinner party, Abraham is creating individual servings of starters. He has 9 carrot sticks and 18
total number of aunts and uncles, what is the minimum number of aunts that Sana must have?
Q#4
celery sticks. If he wants each serving to be identical, with no food left over, what is the greatest
number of servings Abraham can create?
3. Sapphire and Abe are shelving books at a public library. Sapphire shelves 5 books at a time, whereas
Abe shelves 6 at a time. If they end up shelving the same number of books, what is the smallest
5. To encourage public transportation, Russom wants to give some friends envelopes with bus tickets and
number of books each could have shelved
subway tickets in them. If he has 18 bus tickets and 12 subway tickets to split equally among the
envelopes, and wants no tickets left over, what is the greatest number of envelopes Russom can
4. For a dinner party, Abraham is creating individual servings of starters. He has 9 carrot sticks and 18
make?
Q#5
celery sticks. If he wants each serving to be identical, with no food left over, what is the greatest
number of servings Abraham can create?
6. Miley and Cole ended up making the same number of biscuits for a bake sale at school, even though
Miley made them in batches of 7 biscuits and Cole made them in batches of 11 biscuits. What is the
5. To encourage public transportation, Russom wants to give some friends envelopes with bus tickets and
smallest number of biscuits each must have baked?
subway tickets in them. If he has 18 bus tickets and 12 subway tickets to split equally among the
envelopes, and wants no tickets left over, what is the greatest number of envelopes Russom can
7. Veronica is making emergency-preparedness kits to share with friends. She has 20 bottles of water and
make?
12 cans of food, which she would like to distribute equally among the kits, with nothing left over. What
Q#6
is the greatest number of kits Veronica can make?
6. Miley and Cole ended up making the same number of biscuits for a bake sale at school, even though
Miley made them in batches of 7 biscuits and Cole made them in batches of 11 biscuits. What is the
smallest number of biscuits each must have baked?
8. The soccer team and the American football team are sharing the field for their practices today. The
soccer team meets for practice every 2 days, and the American football team meets every 4 days. How
7. Q#7
Veronica is making emergency-preparedness kits to share with friends. She has 20 bottles of water and
many days from now will they have to share the field again?
12 cans of food, which she would like to distribute equally among the kits, with nothing left over. What
is the greatest number of kits Veronica can make?
9. Colton has 16 blue marbles and 8 white ones. If he wants to place them in identical groups without any
marbles left over, what is the greatest number of groups Colton can make?
8. The soccer team and the American football team are sharing the field for their practices today. The
10. soccer team meets
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is divisible by How
both
many days from now will they have to share the field again?
12 and 2. What is the smallest possible page number that could have been assigned?
9. Colton has 16 blue marbles and 8 white ones. If he wants to place them in identical groups without any
marbles left over, what is the greatest number of groups Colton can make?

10. This afternoon, Sara noticed that the number of the page assigned for homework is divisible by both
12 and 2. What is the smallest possible page number that could have been assigned?
21. Bridget has swimming lessons every fifth day and diving lessons every third day. If she had a
swimming lesson and a diving lesson on May 5, when will be the next date on which she has both
swimming and diving lessons?

22. Hot dogs come in packages of 8. Hot dog buns come in packages of 12. If Grace wants to have enough
to serve 24 people and have none left over, how many packages of hot dogs and hot dog buns should
Q#8
she purchase?

23. There are 40 girls and 32 boys who want to participate in 6th grade intramurals. If each team must
have the same number of girls and the same number of boys,
I. What is the greatest number of teams that can participate in intramurals?
II. How many girls and boys will be on each team?
Q#9
24. Three pigs entered a race around a track. Piggly takes 6 minutes to run one lap. Piglet takes 3 minutes
to run one lap and it takes Wiggly 5 minutes to run one lap. If all three pigs begin the race at the same
time, how many minutes will it take for all three pigs to be at the starting point again?

25.Q#10
Shannon is making identical balloon arrangements for a party. She has 32 maroon balloons, 24 white
balloons, and 16 orange balloons. She wants each arrangement to have the same number of each
20. color.
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What booth
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greatest park,
number of every visitor
arrangements gets
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gift bag.
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if every the bagsis have
used?items in
them as shown in this table.

i. Items in the Gift Bags

Items Bags
Hat Every 2nd visitor
T-shirt Every 7th visitor
Backpack Every 10th visitor

How often will a bag contain all three items?

A. Every 14 bags B. Every 19 bags C. Every 70 bags D. Every 140 bags

21. Bridget has swimming lessons every fifth day and diving lessons every third day. If she had a
swimming lesson and a diving lesson on May 5, when will be the next date on which she has both
swimming and diving lessons?

22. Hot dogs come in packages of 8. Hot dog buns come in packages of 12. If Grace wants to have enough
to serve 24 people and have none left over, how many packages of hot dogs and hot dog buns should
she purchase?

23. There are 40 girls and 32 boys who want to participate in 6th grade intramurals. If each team must
have the same number of girls and the same number of boys,
I. What is the greatest number of teams that can participate in intramurals?
II. How many girls and boys will be on each team?

24. Three pigs entered a race around a track. Piggly takes 6 minutes to run one lap. Piglet takes 3 minutes
to run one lap and it takes Wiggly 5 minutes to run one lap. If all three pigs begin the race at the same
time, how many minutes will it take for all three pigs to be at the starting point again?

25. Shannon is making identical balloon arrangements for a party. She has 32 maroon balloons, 24 white
balloons, and 16 orange balloons. She wants each arrangement to have the same number of each
color. What is the greatest number of arrangements that she can make if every balloon is used?